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Talib Kweli, Club Red, 7/21/12

Talib Kweli Club Red Saturday, July 21 There is only one word to properly describe Talib Kweli's performance at Club Red in Tempe: endurance. Those who crammed into the club had to handle less than ideal weather conditions, soaring humidity in the venue, and ongoing technical difficulties.

This Week's Tastiest Links!

​- The chimichanga as our official state food? Macayo's says yes. I say no. - Chow Bella - The James Beard Foundation announces its semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards. Let's hear it for Valley love! - Chow Bella - Think coffee-cup rings are boring? Artist Hong Yi begs ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks on Newt Gingrich's Marital "Issues": "Jesus is Not On the Ballot"

​Fagala-phobic Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is obnoxiously conservative. Aside from thinking race/gender-based abortions are a legitimate problem in the United States (which it's not), he thinks letting gay people tie the knot "literally is a threat to the nation's survival" because it threate ... More >>

Richie Moe's Five Tips for Making the Perfect Eggnog

mommiecooks.com ​National Eggnog Day (or, as some people like to call it, Christmas Eve) is right around the corner, and we're smack in the middle of December, AKA National Eggnog Month. How did a drink made with eggs get to be the most ubiquitous holiday cocktail around? If you as ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Likely to Proclaim Another Prayer Day Despite Lawsuit, Spokesman Says

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer says she won't let a lawsuit stop her from proclaiming a state Day of Prayer.​ Arizona Governor Jan Brewer won't let a lawsuit deter her from proclaiming another state Day of Prayer, says her spokesman. As we mentioned in a previous blog post today, local freethink ... More >>

Brian Kershisnik's "NICE WORDS" Relies on You for Meaning

Ask a Mexican on AeroMexico and Shaving Heads

Tater Tot: Ben Quayle's Smart. He Can Spell Potato. But He Wouldn't Be a GOP Congressional Nominee Without the Name Daddy Dan Made Infamous

John McCain Considered a "Top Tweeter;" Study Finds He Has Highest "Digital IQ" in Senate

www.hypericum.comJohn McCain apparently learned how to use a computer since the 2008 presidential campaign.​Senator John McCain's back-and-forth banter with "Snooki" -- of Jersey Shore shame -- seems to have earned him high marks as far as his digital prowess goes.In a joint study conducted by Ge ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, August 12, 2010

Morning Poll: Was Yuma Mayor Al Krieger's Apology for Homophobic Comments Sincere?

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​Yuma Mayor Al Krieger finally apologized for some homophobic comments he made at a Memorial Day ceremony at a Yuma cemetery. While discussing his distain for gays in the military -- namely the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, Krieger said "I cannot believe th ... More >>

Yuma Mayor Finally Apologizes for Calling Gays "Lacy-Drawered" and "Limp-Wristed"

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​As vehemently as he defended his anti-gay comments last week -- in one case even referencing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln -- we figured it would be only a matter of time before Yuma Mayor Al Krieger broke down and apologized.We were right.

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger Calls Gays "Lacy-Drawered, Limp-Wristed People"

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​You can add Yuma Mayor Al Krieger to the long list of Arizona politicians intent on embarassing the hell out of this state.According to this clip from KYMA Channel 11, Krieger used a Memorial Day speech to criticize congressional plans to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell" - ... More >>

Ron Paul's "Ronulans" Go Gaga Over Documentary For Liberty Tonight

from LittleGreenFootballsOne pic you won't see in the doc: Ron Paul, ex-KKK Grand Wizard Don Black, and Black's son Derek.Whenever Congressman Ron Paul shuffles off this mortal coil, he'll have no dearth of hagiographers. Indeed, he already has plenty, like the makers of the documentary For Liberty, ... More >>

"Declare Your Independence with Ernie Hancock" Features Yours Truly as Guest

Think Ernie's got an ego? Nah...I took up Phoenix libertarian Ernie Hancock's invite to be on his Webcast Wednesday morning, after much prodding from Hancock and his supporters. Alas, I couldn't make it into the studio. (Sorry, Ernie, I've never been an a.m. person.) Still, we s ... More >>

High School Students V.S. Immigrants: Who Makes the Grade?

Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne If they weren't born here, 96.5 percent of Arizona high school students would not qualify to be United States citizens, according to a study released last week by the Goldwater Institute. The "Freedom From Responsibility" survey shows that o ... More >>

Arty Girl: Robert Colescott, African American Artist, Dies in Tucson

By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

Amanda Palmer 's "Oasis" Video Too Saucy for Brits

It's times like this I'm extra thankful for George Washington. It appears Amanda Palmer's brilliant single "Oasis," and the accompanying video have effectively banned in Britain for "making light of rape, religion and abortion." You can read all about it on her blog, where the Dresden Doll gets righ ... More >>

Of Human Bondage

iTheatre/ASU production explores the legacy of slavery

A House with No Walls at the Herberger Theater Center Fails to Set Free the Emotions Associated with Slavery

Of Human Bondage

iTheatre production explores the legacy of slavery

John McCain's Fame is Based on His POW Status, But He Has Abandoned Fellow Veterans

Feedback from the issue of Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Bird pecks away at Janet Napolitano’s lame defense of Russell Pearce and tears Fulton Brock a new one

Reefer Madness fires up at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre

John Birch-ers, Ron Paul-ites and loads of white folk at Gilbert's Constitution Week Fair.

The Yoda of 9/11

Pat Curley slices through the loony conspiracy theories at his influential "Screw Loose Change" Web site

L.A. Story

Much-revered, rarely seen film finally gets its due

3-D Man

Higher replication at ASU

Green Achers

Undertow relishes in the pain and beauty of a reclusive Southern family

Letters

Letters from the week of September 23, 2004

Sleeper Hit

Tempe Little Theatre wakes George Washington

Peacenik Nazis

Radical right capitalizes on September 11 fears

Twisp of the Tale

When C.D. Payne stopped writing ad copy, he created a revolutionary teenage hero

Sea Worthy

There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

Letters 04-27-2000

Sonic Stew

The first of our monthly roundups of the latest jazz, blues, country, folk and roots releases

Flashes

Affirmative Reactionaries

Arizona's militias aren't the exclusive domain of white supremacists - people of color are joining the ranks, too.

Pic Hits for the week

And the Angels Sing?

Poetic Nonsense

GOOD NIGHT, SWEET CHASEN'S

A MOVIE BUFF TREATS HIMSELF TO A $400 WRAP PARTY AT THE LANDMARK HOLLYWOOD HAUNT

BLOOD SPORT

COCKFIGHTING IS ILLEGAL IN 46 STATES. SIXTEEN OF THEM CONSIDER THE PRACTICE A FELONY. IN ARIZONA, IT'S ENTERTAINMENT.

JOINED AT THE HEMP

WEEDING BETWEEN THE LINES AT AMERICA'S FIRST-EVER CANNABIS COMMERCE CONVENTION

LAND OF THE FREE-FOR-ALL

WITH PROPOSITION 300--THE PRIVATE-PROPERTY-RIGHTS MEASURE--ARIZONA ONCE AGAIN BECOMES A BATTLEGROUND FOR A NATIONAL RIGHT-WING CRUSADE

GODDARD THE FRIGHTENED

BEYOND THE BLACK VELVET CANVAS

WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT DOPE?

HIP-HOP IS GOING TO POT. LITERALLY.